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The Richland County Board of Elections needs additional poll workers for the November 2nd, General Election. The Board has scheduled a class for new (Poll Workers) for the Nov 2nd General Election on Thursday October 28th at 2:30 P.M. at the Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Ave

Address. names my children. rhino stole election. we steal lives. there are additional threats my family asked me not to share today because they are so graphic and disturbing. no matter what our party affiliation, this is not okay. >> this is not okay. republican al schmidt from pennsylvania, philadelphia, actually announced at this hearing today that he himself will not run for re-election when hes up again in 2023. he described the torrent of threats as, quote, domestic terrorism. he said the...

Election. >> 18,000 volunteer workers to run the election in kentucky. were losing poll workers. >> additional protection is not provided to those who are threatened, many election officials may face the horrible choice of either continuing to receive threats for doing their jobs or leaving the profession. the field is already losing officials at an alarming pace. >> were already seeing high turnover among election staff and i fear that many more will reach a breaking point and decide this line ...

The Richland County Board of Elections needs additional poll workers for the November 2nd, General Election. The Board has scheduled a class for new (Poll Workers) for the Nov 2nd General Election on Thursday October 28th at 2:30 P.M. at the Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Ave

The Richland County Board of Elections needs additional poll workers for the November 2nd, General Election. The Board has scheduled a class for new (Poll Workers) for the Nov 2nd General Election on Thursday October 28th at 2:30 P.M. at the Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Ave

Along. >> it takes 15,000 volunteer workers to run an election in kentucky. were losing poll workers, and we have to find a way to inspire people to volunteer. we have 120 counties in kentucky. h and this year, there is about 15 or so of 120 clerks that have told me they plan to retire next year. i think the number will go bigger. thats an unusually large number of retirements. >> at the local level, its been an ongoing problem with losing poll workers. >> were already seeing high turnover among...

Republican al schmitz from philadelphia announced at this hearing today that he himself will not run for re-election when hes up again in 2023. he described the torrent of threats as, quote, domestic terrorism. he said the whole point is to terrorize, intimidate and to coerce. and its not just sort of top-level elections officials included elected officials themselves in charge of administering elections who have been suffering. the threats and the lies are also having a detrimental effect on po...

He said the whole point is to terrorize, to intimidate, and to course. and its not just sort of top level elections officials. elected officials in themselves, in charge of administering elections that have been suffering. the threats and the lies are also we having a mental effect on poll workers. on regular everyday citizens who volunteer their time in effort in order to keep our democracy chugging along. >> it takes 15,000 volunteer poll workers to run an election in kentucky. we are losing p...

Told me they plan to retire next year. i think the number will go bigger. thats an unusually large number of retirements. >> at the local level, its been an ongoing problem with losing poll workers. >> i fear that many more will reach a breaking point and decide that this line of public service is no longer worth it. >> if additional protection is not provided to those who are threatened, many election officials may face the horrible choice of either continuing to receive threats for doing their...

About the election results. that has stirred up a level of anger and hatred that is creating violent, violent threats. people calling in, emailing, tweeting saying theyre going to come and get these people. and these are admittedly low level state officials who never had to think about security before and are living in fear for their lives and safety. not just them, people who work for them. even people just showing up as poll workers thinking they dont want to be part of this anymore. . >> is t...